Proverbs 16:18

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.^(A)

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Proverbs 19:17

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,^(A)
and he will give a reward to the lender.^[a]^(B)

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19:17 Lit to him

Proverbs 19:17 in all English translations

Proverbs 5:3-5

Christian Standard Bible

³Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey
and her words are^[a] smoother than oil,
⁴in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood^(A)
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.^(B)
⁵Her feet go down to death;
her steps head straight for Sheol.^(C)

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5:3 Lit her palate is

Proverbs 17:10

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁰A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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Proverbs 17:10 in all English translations

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